Appeal No. 96-1988 Application No. 08/172,290 Such reasoning sounds, to us, like hindsight. Just because a certain technique "would have helped programmers" does not mean that it would have been obvious to artisans, within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 103, to have provided such a technique. There is no evidence of record, other than appellant’s own disclosure, that would have suggested the prevention of the crossing of two lines connecting flow forms. 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007